Bardwell Climatology

Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue to impact the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies with heavy rainfall, areas of urban and river flooding, landslides, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds into Thursday. A strong clipper system will bring the threat of heavy snow and high winds across the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes as well as portions of the interior Northeast and Appalachians. Read More >

Bardwell Dam (Ellis County)

32º 16' N 96º 38' W

461 ft

30 Year Normals (1991-2020)
Month		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
N o r m a l	Maximum (°F)	56.5	60.9	67.6	74.9	82.2	89.9	94.1	95.2	88.5	78.6	66.9	58.8	76.2
	Minimum (°F)	35.8	39.5	46.4	54.2	63.4	71.6	74.1	73.6	67.3	55.1	45.4	37.9	55.4
	Precipitation (in.)	2.91	3.03	3.48	3.68	4.36	3.57	1.86	2.75	3.41	4.66	3.06	3.40	40.17
Monthly Precipitation
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2025		4.26	1.30	2.68	3.17	9.32	8.45	3.80	6.11	2.03	2.47	3.31
2024		4.52	3.33	5.05	9.56	10.33	1.79	2.99	0.21	2.46	0.91	1.71	5.34	48.20
2023		1.62	4.15	3.48	3.84	3.17	4.00	0.82	0.11	3.39	10.86	1.17	3.40	40.01
2022		0.22	2.55	1.75	2.70	3.64	1.20	0.36	6.35	1.76	3.91	6.02	1.09	31.55
2021		1.66	1.58	1.61	2.60	10.08	3.52	4.18	3.19	0.71	3.79	2.09	0.62	35.63
2020		1.93	6.11	6.12	4.49	5.02	2.94	1.72	4.94	5.02	1.47	0.80	4.11	44.67
2019		2.90	2.39	1.43	7.02	7.04	8.30	0.10	0.93	1.84	5.17	0.85	0.66	38.63
2018		0.63	5.42	2.41	1.61	4.09	1.26	1.52	6.10	5.34	12.32	3.25	4.70	48.65
2017		2.33	2.40	1.75	4.25	2.09	5.53	1.99	3.29	0.68	1.94	1.63	1.96	29.84
2016		0.80	2.53	5.76	5.62	5.91	6.35	1.74	9.66	0.28	0.49	4.46	1.22	44.82
2015		3.85	3.76	4.20	7.04	13.36	2.86	0.00	2.89	1.10	14.41	8.21	7.68	69.36
2014		0.82	0.88	1.21	2.03	7.18	5.71	0.59	2.18	0.73	3.13	2.50	0.87	27.83
2013		5.16	1.17	1.33	3.90	3.53	1.16	3.63	1.03	5.17	6.78	3.64	2.11	38.61
2012		4.30	4.21	1.16	2.01	2.46	1.62	3.85	3.38	4.67	1.69	0.63	1.90	31.88
2011		3.49	2.51	0.19	2.87	2.69	2.20	0.06	0.12	2.19	2.70	2.23	5.88	27.13
2010		4.48	3.16	5.98	2.66	2.87	0.79	2.53	2.27	8.64	1.84	2.50	1.41	39.13
2009		1.13	0.95	7.99	5.29	3.48	1.62	3.63	1.47	8.09	13.71	1.53	2.34	51.23
2008		1.03	1.10	5.42	6.54	2.75	0.32	0.85	5.07	2.53	1.31	2.02	2.71	31.65
2007		4.17	1.52	9.13	1.37	10.10	11.88	3.67	0.27	3.82	0.87	1.73	2.08	50.61
2006		3.52	2.54	4.22	2.13	1.54	2.32	1.45	1.40	2.64	6.62	1.76	2.99	33.13
2005		5.40	2.10	1.21	3.21	2.86	1.11	3.09	3.37	2.22	0.12	1.31	0.17	26.17
2004		2.21	2.82	2.11	6.58	1.07	8.19	1.53	3.00	0.09	6.50	6.73	1.01	41.84
2003		0.48	4.79	1.04	1.37	2.68	5.19	0.38	2.81	5.56	3.72	0.93	1.10	30.05
2002		1.10	2.08	2.65	1.44	4.33	2.22	1.99	1.08	2.24	4.46	0.73	5.83	30.15
2001		3.48	6.13	6.63	0.72	4.06	1.71	2.28	1.89	5.14	4.26	3.05	7.71	47.06
2000		1.79	1.87	6.98	2.91	5.97	7.49	0.30	0.08	0.43	2.95	9.83	3.42	44.02
1999		5.26	0.28	1.66	2.69	3.93	1.95	0.12	0.38	1.26	2.16	0.33	3.16	23.18
1998		5.05	3.08	2.95	1.13	0.29	0.69	0.74	5.23	7.95	8.07	8.85	4.90	48.93
1997		2.41	6.58	4.13	6.79	2.49	4.67	0.87	5.44	0.03	4.59	2.52	6.93	47.45
1996		0.76	0.34	0.99	3.30	0.32	1.28	2.99	5.44	2.89	1.64	4.82	1.76	26.53
1995		5.20	0.62	4.21	8.14	6.72	4.28	4.27	2.56	1.66	0.24	0.47	1.19	39.56
1994		0.93	4.31	2.91	3.00	4.20	3.28	1.23	0.70	2.87	8.04	3.98	6.43	41.88
1993		2.77	4.10	3.44	4.91	2.47	4.03	0.00	1.02	3.22	12.57	2.25	1.30	42.08
1992		4.04	5.40	3.96	2.12	6.64	4.24	3.76	1.58	3.56	0.77	5.59	4.81	46.47
1991		4.38	3.43	1.08	2.70	4.77	2.77	2.97	4.43	4.40	5.10	2.40	9.03	47.46
1990		8.53	4.29	8.06	3.60	7.14	2.35	2.07	3.38	2.39	1.80	3.94	1.64	49.19
1989		2.58	3.37	2.81	2.93	7.84	4.88	2.56	2.77	2.10	1.33	0.74	0.54	34.45
1988		0.66	2.78	3.40	1.47	1.85	2.56	2.26	0.90	4.26	1.15	3.88	2.98	28.15
1987		1.48	4.97	1.61	0.93	8.76	7.01	1.34	0.11	2.73	0.43	6.03	3.94	39.34
1986		0.16	3.79	0.86	2.09	9.94	6.59	0.51	2.33	4.66	6.04	4.75	2.17	43.89
1985		3.08	2.17	3.98	3.91	1.46	2.46	2.84	0.66	3.18	10.94	3.91	2.71	41.30
1984		1.40	2.71	3.78	0.65	2.29	2.27	0.91	0.00	0.79	8.69	3.10	7.88	34.47
1983		0.31	4.66	3.22	0.06	5.46	6.15	1.93	3.80	1.31	1.49	2.41	0.83	31.63
1982		1.18	1.74	1.92	1.80	8.89	3.61	0.67	0.78	0.29	1.64	3.35	2.89	28.76
1981		1.45	1.12	3.34	1.00	6.42	13.71	2.52	3.27	1.36	5.27	2.24	0.15	41.85
1980		3.58	1.53	2.44	4.76	4.20	0.34	0.86	0.52	4.19	0.54	1.62	2.33	26.91
1979		3.17	2.43	4.57	2.41	11.74	1.03	2.70	2.81	3.14	1.37	0.72	4.11	40.20
1978		1.32	3.52	2.22	0.64	4.60	0.05	2.29	2.59	4.05	0.59	5.56	1.81	29.24
1977		2.37	3.52	3.81	3.99	0.63	1.97	0.94	2.24	2.01	0.88	2.92	0.45	25.73
1976		0.06	0.66	2.99	4.88	7.51	3.38	5.47	0.02	10.44	4.13	0.56	2.26	42.36
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1975		1.75	2.82	2.77	3.47	7.56	2.57	3.03	0.73	2.63	0.97	1.25	1.99	31.54
1974		3.61	0.97	1.04	1.90	6.05	1.68	1.26	5.56	5.04	10.00	5.46	2.11	44.68
1973		3.90	2.26	3.85	9.23	2.15	7.83	5.72	0.42	4.86	5.26	1.70	0.61	47.79
1972		2.67	0.20	0.56	2.42	1.65	2.22	1.30	0.79	4.02	4.92	3.35	1.31	25.41
1971		0.13	1.53	0.62	2.17	2.37	2.70	6.26	2.25	1.08	6.96	2.27	5.27	33.61
1970		0.89	5.52	5.44	3.54	1.29	1.60	0.50	1.23	6.57	7.32	0.59	1.00	35.49
1969		0.46	4.03	5.51	3.12	9.23	0.85	0.06	0.81	4.49	5.94	1.24	3.83	39.57
1968		3.52	2.13	2.90	3.91	9.14	4.20	0.86	0.44	3.20	1.03	4.60	2.60	38.53
1967		0.36	0.79	1.09	2.90	5.52	1.41	3.41	0.52	7.43	12.19	3.69	4.28	43.59
1966		1.85	2.18	2.14	11.97	2.94	1.22	2.99	2.93	2.70	1.10	0.25	1.33	33.60
1965					1.98	7.94	2.12	0.45	0.95	6.73	1.32	3.92	1.96	NA
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann